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Haupaʻakea Peak

Haupaʻakea Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Haupaʻakea Peak rises to 2,788 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the west-northwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻualiʻi, a peak 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2,788 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.70094, -156.22479

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
  • Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
  • Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 8.2 mi
  • Kokea Park: 8.4 mi
  • Sun Yet-Sen Park: 10.0 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 40
Attractions: 28
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 2.3 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 2.4 mi
  • Love: 6.2 mi
  • Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 6.5 mi
  • O'o farm: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Kopiliula Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Hanawi Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Upper Waikani Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Waikani Falls: 10.8 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Haupaʻakea Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaWNW3,055 m1.9 mi
KolekoleWNW3,052 m2.1 mi
Magnetic PeakWNW3,052 m1.7 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoWNW3,006 m1.8 mi
KilohanaNNW2,906 m2.1 mi
KalepeamoaW2,768 m3.7 mi
HanakauhiNE2,697 m3.8 mi
KanahauW2,660 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0718:37
June solstice05:4618:3719:09
September equinox06:1517:5318:22
December solstice06:5817:1717:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535151525557575856565553
Precip in5.14.15.72.82.41.62.72.22.53.24.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleakala RS 338, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Haleakalā National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727356378

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